Health  You had the opportunity to take leadership and you did not.

Health  Madam Speaker, Liberals have to do better when it comes to supporting organ donation. The Kidney Foundation of Canada and the Canadian National Transplant Research Program are just two of the organizations that expressed support for a national organ donor registry. Bill C-223 wo

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to Public Services and Procurement Canada: (a) what were the total costs incurred as a result of changing the Department’s name; and (b) what related costs were incurred to reflect the Department’s new name, and specifically, what was spent on (i) signage, (ii) statio

Infrastructure  Madam Speaker, the member gave what could be called a hopeful speech about projects and what will probably happen in the next 10 to 15 years. He mentioned job creation twice. This is something we have not heard about for a long time from members on the other side. He also mention

CANADA LABOUR CODE  Madam Speaker, I would like to correct some of the facts. Basically, when the previous government passed Bill C-525 and Bill C-377, there were major consultations, a word I believe the current government loves to hear all the time. The House of Commons Standing Committee on Fina

National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act  Madam Speaker, I congratulate my hon. colleague for her nice oversight on this legislation. As this is being formed as a committee of parliamentarians where the chair has been appointed by the Prime Minister, this is already a sign of no accountability whatsoever, and probably th

National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act  Madam Speaker, I hope Canada will be safer after Bill C-22 is passed. How can the bill guarantee accountability and public trust when the chair of the committee is being parachuted into the position by the Prime Minister?

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, the government has decided to reduce greenhouse gases by increasing taxes on Canadians. This will raise the price of gasoline at the pump by 11¢ a litre and cost middle-class Canadian families thousands of dollars annually. Can the environment minister tell the Hous

Canada Pension Plan  Madam Speaker, I thank the minister for his speech. I would appreciate that book signed by you. I read your book, and I believe that—

Canada Pension Plan  Madam Speaker, we believe that with this CPP tax hike, Canadians are taking huge risks, and many risks. First, they do not know what they are getting themselves into or what the government is getting them into. They cannot tolerate the extra risk at this difficult economic time,

Canada Pension Plan  Madam Speaker, thank you very much. First, I would like to seek the consent of the House to share my time with the member for Mégantic—L'Érable.

Canada Pension Plan  Madam Speaker, apparently the government distrusts the ability of Canadians to plan for their own retirement. There is no other reason for this ill-conceived tax hike that the members opposite like to pretend is not a tax on Canadians. When the Canada pension plan was first int

Canada Pension Plan  Madam Speaker, if we are going to call this a business case, a lot of risks are being taken. Those risks are not the choice of Canadians but would be imposed by the government on the Canadian people. It is very hard to measure when there are really no benchmarks. A lot of what

Canada Pension Plan  Madam Speaker, I am very surprised that the hon. member is talking about failures. When we introduced the TFSA, that was a pleasure for every Canadian. We have heard that from Canadians. We have done lots in that fashion to make sure that Canadians save more and are more secure.

Canada Pension Plan  Madam Speaker, that was a wonderful question. As I said, the additional risks that Canadians are taking in this fashion are that they do not know the result, and they do not know the outcome of this risk that is being taken. As for the future, I do not think anyone will be arou